Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Bernd Löwe, MD, PhD,
Kerstin Gräfe, DiplPsych,
Christiane Ufer, DiplPsych,
Kurt Kroenke, MD,
Ekkehard Grünig, MD,
Wolfgang Herzog, MD and
Mathias M. Borst, MD
From the Department of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Medical Center, Heidelberg, Germany (B.L., K.G., C.U., W.H.); the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana (B.L., K.K.); and the Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pulmonology, University of Heidelberg, Medical Center, Heidelberg, Germany (E.G., M.M.B.).

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Figure 1. Relationship between frequency of mental disorders and functional limitation according to New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class in 164 patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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